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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-06-02
An OPEN LErrEH 70 THE EDITOR
or THE LEXINGTON AnNEH-
TIsfN
BY mn NV. ). ,. oAuBRELL.

10 Editor Of Harrington Advertiser;
SIR. the following allusion 20 me
iusti6es this open letter:
.Of the young man we have
nothing unkind 20 say. grievously
ala he err. and grievously has be
suffered. How much better would
II have been had his friends. as did
those Of the other man, used their
best endeavors 70 pursuade this
misguided young man 70 call a
halt. instead Of tanning the fame
which finally consumed him.
What a terrible reelection il must
be TO the father, who, We under
stand was appealed 20 BY friend
of Col. Hamilton. asking him to
intercede with his son and cause
him to drsist, after the first article
appeared in the Sir0rd and SHIELD
vet in the verv next number the
attack was renewed and kept HP,
showing that he either had no in
fuence with his son, or that be APP
proved his course"
Permit me TO say, that you were
Unfortunate in your company in
Jackson, or they would not have
misled you as to questions Of fact.
Itis not true that the editor Of the
Srord and ShicH renewed the at
tack after he was assured that Col.
Hamilton was ont Of the field as a
politician. II had been industri-
ously circulated by a number Of
parties that r. d. Gambrcll had
he fed the city in fear Of Hamilton;
in his next issue characterized the
reports as lies. did not see this
ull after it appeared in print,
Hamilton's name is only mention
cd.
think you win agree with me,
that at such a time the press should
he especially circumspect in its ut
terances: for great principles and
many hearts are involved. tits a
pity you did not get your informa-
ton from reliable sources.
Asto myself ] trust YOU will
have the charity to believe that /
have acted as other men do. ae-
cording 10 my raising and the i'm
fuonces which have moulded my |
life. may be permitted to say |
that ain descended from a plain
ancestry of farmers, who never
held office, nor ever sought IT, My /
neat grandfather she'd blood IN
3 Rewlutiouary war. ! knew
my grandfather, and, although he
was a plain man, he was respected
as an honest man. From him and
my father / was taught the simple
lessons of manly honesty. / re-
member well when two Of us were
leaving home to enter the Confed-
crate service how he laid bis UNI
stained strong hands upon us, and
said with voice checked with
emotions My sons, ] give you
10 our countryj let me hear always
that You have done your duty"
These words Of simple grandeur
from my unaffected country father
burned in my soul through the
stormy years Of war and have liv
ed in my heart through the years
since
When ] became a father ! did
not see how could improve ond
my raising in this respect, so !
taught my son TO speak the truth,
10 DO honest, candid. to bold to
and to never shirk duty;I
also taught him that truth and
.Ouroere are giameaa f,vins imam
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

TO reserve for policies in force
and for risks terminated Sl0S,i .i2O2'
TO premium received in ad-
vance ................. 7S.274,s
To surplus al 4 per cent .... 5.GiS ,5GSl;
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
County Court.

p. Mcdaniel, aggravated ASSAULT and
battery; jury found him guilty; fined
SIS and cost.
Simon Loeb, three cases of violating
Sunday law; nolled.
Chas. Dixon, violating Sunday law;
plead guilty in two cases and fined
$40 and cost in each; two cases judg-
ment not guilty and thirteen cases
nolled.
Doc Rawlins, gaming: $40 and cost.
Lewis Collins has filed suit against
the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe Rail-
road Company for a balance, dam
ages, to the amount of $500, caused
by said road breaking down his fences
and letting cattle into his fields.
5. d. Strater ct al. file claim
against j. +. O'Connor e. Co., con-
tractors on the Dallas & Greenville
Railroad, for 1865 81, balance they
claim due them for clearing right of
way, piling and ties.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
An Old Maino Meetfng-Housc.-

Mr.. L. w. Small has in the Oxford
Iounty Record some interesting rem
niscences OF the old Cornish meeting
house of his boyhood. One OF its
lualnt institutions was the arrange
nent OF the pew seats on hinges.
Mr.. Small says that when thepeopls
arose for prayers and turned up the
,eats they "made noise louder than
thunder" The pulpit had a big gate
which the preacher closed with bang
after he entered. The building was
never painted or warmed. Women IN
delicate health brought little iron box
81 OF live Goals on which to place their
eet. This was fair sample OF
the ancient Puritan Westinghouse,
which some of our Oldest readers
probably can remember as well as MIR,
Small
Mr.. Small writes that the dedication
of the edifce was celebrated with
lorse trot. The morals OF those days
,ould not tolerate stove in the
nouse OF worship, but permitted going
TO q horse race and Slliu' up with
Medford rum.
The singers had the front pews in
this old Westinghouse, but during the
singing of the hymns, the musical peo-
pie OF the congres cation used to go for
ward, stand as near the regular sing
ers as possible and help them out.
Mr.. Small remembers u gay widower
who was wont TO 20 forward in blue
coat with brass buttons, and had>
birch bark placed in the soles OF his
shoes 10 they would squeak and call
the attention of all the women to his
noble person. ~
After while they organized choir
with bass viol and carionet in it.
A few Sundays passed and the conserve
atlves in the congregation rose in re-
volt, declaring that as these instru-
ments had no souls, it was wicked to|
employ them in worship. The viol
and clarionet had to go.-Lewiston|
Journal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
The Letter Carrier Casces.

The testimony in the case of j. c.
Corder, in L. 5. Commissioner Bur-
ford's court closed yesterday evening.
There was no new evidence introduc-
ed in the afternoon. Mr.. Stewart tes-
titled that he paid Corder the 800 for
Information which lead to the arrest
ofDutfy.
Judge Burford placed Cordcr un-
der bond in the sum of $500. Up to
going to press bondsmcn had not been
secured.
The examination for bribery against
Detective Duncan came up this after
noon at 2 O'Clock and is progressing.
John II. Cochran, postmaster, was
the first witness in the case of the
Government VS.. Capt. Jack Duncan
charged with bribery in the Mrs.
Bradley letter controversy. lie
said that Mr.. Duncan, az
companied by Mr.. Stewart,
of the finn of 5. 5. Floyd & Co., came
to him and asked him if there was a
letter in the office addressed to Mrs.
A. Bradley. lie went and found there
was one from Birmingham. Compared
the hand writing with specimens Mr..
Stewart had and that gentleman
thought it was the same. Duncan said
that there was 800 reward for inior-
nation that would lead to the arrest of
Duffy, and he believed that letter
would give the information. They
asked if there waS no way by which he
could open the letter legally and he
told them there was not. Dun
can said that il would be money in
his ( (Duncan's) pocket if he could get
the information he desired. Cochran
told him he would like to favor him.
but could not in this instance. Wit
ness was asked if he was offered any
certain amount of money to induce
him to get the information sought
He said he was not.
Capt. Duncan came several days af
terward and if there was any letter
addressed to Mrs. Bradley. Upon in
quiry he told him there was not.
had told him if any letter came to that
address would let him know, and
left orders with the distributing clerk
to inform mo if such letter came. But
| got no such information. The letter
was produced, and Mr.. Cochran recog'
nized it as one that had passed through
his office.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
District Court.

The case of Jas. Burbanks charged
with stealing mules, was put on for
trial to-day and Nat Turney appointed
to represent defendant, but the case
was continued by consent.
Andrew EIensly's case, charged with
robbing, was nolled.
j. NJ. Cooper. assault TO murder. In
this case the State on tho tIial admit
ted that the evidence did not show the
felony charged, and the defendant
pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
In the case of Chapman and Rey-
nolds, charged with stealing E year
ling, the jury disagrecd-nine for ac-
quittal and three for conviction.
w. B. Brazier recently found guilty
by jury of swindling, and sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary, has
been granted a new trial.
The case of Jack and Steve Moore
was called but the gentlemen did not
respond. They are charged with
stealing COW; recognizance forfeited
and an alias capias ordered; continued.
Gunter e. Munson's case against ii.
b. Sanderson and II. ~ r. {. Railway
Company, a change ofvenue has been
taken from Dallas to Grayson county.
SENfrENCEp
Judge Aldridge sentenced the fol-
lowing criminals to-day:
Steve Evans, 2 years,
John Dugan, 2years.
Charles Lewis, 8 years.
f. II. Williams, 3 years.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
The Cambridge Brahmin.

Boston Trayeler: The Boston brah-
min is a superior being, and heis tear
,ully and wonderfully made. Still he
is exceeded by one other type-the
Cambridge brahmin, who, indeed hath
all things under his feet. A young
Bostonian, who is himself poet anl
not unknown to fame, was at can
bridge reception and had the honor o.
being presented toa Cambridge brah
min. Something in the turn OF con
versation suggested Boyle O'Reilly
and this quite too precious brahmiT
exclaimed in q languid and aristocrat
ic tone: "Ah, O'Reilly, think he ha
written some little verses, quite clever.
really quite clever they were, don
you know" The young poet replied
modestly that he believed a goo1
many people considered them so and
as ii with q sudden remembrance
added: "You have a man out her
who has written some verses, haven
you? Longnecker-Longman-som
such name" hesitatingly. "You mea
Prof. Loneiellow," replied the Can
bridge brahmin, severely.
"Oh, yes" responded the your
man with an air OF guileless innocencI
81 think that was the name. He ha
written some quite clever little thing
really quite clever, don't you know -
Is he writing now2"
"He is dead" replied the superid
being in frozen tones.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
The Army of American Invalid,

From the New York Tribune.
The United States to-day has a ver'
large army OF wealthy invalids, a
army that seems to be en- heincreas'
too, and one that goes moaning u
and down over the land seeking healt
and finding none. Everywhere yo
go, where location and climate hay
anything TO offer or healing wate1
containing aught OF good to assist nj
ture in her struggle to lengthen out tH
DAYS of those who have more ducaj
than digestion, you wi.lsee the anxioq
eye and the haltina gait OF those vii
have fought the fight for gain. an
now. crowned with victory and miser|
find themselves in the great nationI
hospital that moves about froI
Moosehead Lake TO Tacoma, to II
Angeles, to Jacksonville. to Duluth,
Denver. to Asheville, TO Minnetonk|
TO Sante lie. 90 the Hot Springs al
the Cold Springs. 80 the iron sprinI
and the soda springs, to the dry air
the mountains and the wet air OF
sea, with no home that they can G
permanent and 40 sure thing for
future but n will contest, and the !
starless night of death.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
Genernns Oncr.

Lace curtains, lace bed sets, smyrna
rugs, castors, Rogers Bros knives,
forks, table and tea spoons, pictures,
mirrors, eagle wringers, clocks. bibles,
&c, &C, on small payments made
weekly at j. +. ZANG's Texas In
siallment House, $50 Elm street, Dali
las, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Il. +. Wallace returned last
night from a pleasant visit to Little
Rock, Memphis aud several Of the
northern cities.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

The variety theatre cases come up
for trial again tomorrow in the may
or's court. This will be the third
trial
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

Silver King Yeast Powder at a. f.
Bouche's, S24 Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

Tie old saw. husband | want q NJ
spring bonnet has become stale. Ma
your husband give you one of thd
beautiful sets of jewelry at Dohe1
& Cos, COS Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

If you have fine watch 10 repair,
take 1t to j. p. Doherty & Co.'S, COS
Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

Plain gold rings at J. z. Dohcrty,,&
Co.'S, 603 Main street..-.
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Fresh country butter at BOuche's.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11


Charlotte Prohibitionisi: "a Uni
form Division of the | O O +. was
organized in this city on Friday even
ing, the 18th ult., by Gen. II. Soule,
of Ann Arbor. The following officers
were elec,cd Captain, Robert Dono-
van; lieutenant, Wm, Messenger; en-
sign, a. G. Frost After the work
Of the lodge had been executed they
repaired to IIovey's where supper
had been prepared Tor them, after
which they returned 10 the hall aud
INDUCED in a good time generally
until late hour" The editor of
The TINES acknowledges the receipl
OF a veiy pressing invitation TO lie
present, which, owing TO official duties
at Lansing, he was reluctantly com
PEELED TO decline.
Fred Clark has been "doing" The
Saginaw Valley this week in the
interest Of Woodward Bros.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

The Laingsburg News says: "There
is some prospec: that the M. G. r.
R. will build new depot at this
place next summer" Well, the depot
is needed bad enough, and we hope
il will be built.
Vernon Inter.lake. "The Vernon
creamery is ready for business--Mrs.
Joseph Field, daughter of J. p. Jerar.
dy, of Venice died few days since
and her funeral was held in Vernon,
Rev. w. Benson, of Corunna, officiat-
ing.--The II. & A. will commence
carrying the mail from Vernon and
Durand on the 25d inst" Which
probably means that the postal service
on tina. road is to be extended from
Toledo TO Mt Pleasant on that date.
Also, that it had the misfortune to
"pi form" last week, and had to
come out, "out OF ORDER" in conse-
quence.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

Detroit Evening News: Our es-
teemcd contemporary, Tom Apologize,
of Adrian, brings forward Col. Chas.
ID. Long, of Flint, as candidate for
the SupremeC Court in place Of Camp
bell. We have not the advantage of
Col. Longs acquaintance, but, as
described by Apologize, who kdows
every Republican in the State, Col.
Long ought 10 make a very strong
candidate. He is in the prime Of life
and would feel even younger and
stronger than he is, but for the rebel
shell which took off one of his arms
at Wilmington Island, Georgia, and
but for another rebel bullet which
entered his body at the same time
and remains there still. These acct
dents are not special qualifications for
judicial Office, but we hardly think
old soldiers and good citizens gener-
ally will regard them as Disqualified
lions. But what makes Col. Long es.
pecially worthy of the Office is that he
lisa clean, good man, with clear head
and a heartin sympathywith the masses
of the people;that he is good lawyer,
and that his record is clear Of COR
ruption and railroad alliances. We
understand that, although he has had
many cases against railroads, he has
never had one in which a railroad
was his client. But Col. Long is only
one OF many excellent men and able
lawyers whom the Republican party
has at its service as judicial candi-
dates.
Adrian Daily Times: The most
important duty that will devolve upon
the State Republican convention, to
be held at an early day, will be the
selection Of candidate for Justice
of the Supreme Court. It is gener-
ally understood that the present
Chief Justice, Hon. James v. Camp
bell, of Detroit, whose term expires
with the present year, does not desire
a reelection. Did he SO desire, his
long and eminent services upon the
bench would probably influence the
convention to nominate him. But
with Judge Campbell out of the field,
1t behooves the convention to use the
wisest discretion in selecting the
man, who, in all probability, will
succeed him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11
owosso. FRIDAY, FEB II, 1857.


A Republican County Convention t.
elect thirteen delegates to the Republican
State Convention TO nominate Justice al
the Supreme Court in place of james V.
Campbell aud two Regents of the State
University In place Of Il. o. Grosvener
and James Shearer. to meet at Detroit on
"Wednesday. Feby 23d, at ten O'Clock a..
m, 1887, also to elect delegates to attend
convention for Circuit Judge for the 7lh
Judicial Distr ct. said convention not yet
called, and to transact such other business
rs may properly come before the couven
ton, will be held at the Court House in
the City of Corunna, on Monday. the 21st
day of Feb'y, 1887, at one o'clock in the
afternoon, standard time.
w. NJ. FITZPATRICK,
Chairman of Republican County Com
mittee.
Eech township and city are entitled to
the following number of delegates by the
vote of last fall:
Antrim, 5; Bennington, 6: Burns. g.;
Caledonia. A; Fairfield, a: Hazl,top, q;
MIiddebury. 8; New Haven. 4; Owosso. @;
Qwosso City, 81; Perry. 10; Rush, A.
Sciota. 6; Shiawassee. 10; Venice. 3; Yer.
non. 10 Woodruff. 3; Corunna City 8.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11


The Times has given much thought
to the matter of successor to Judge
Campbell, and after carefully look
ing the ground over, it has no hesita-
ton in recommending for this impor.
tant position, Col. Charles ID. Long,
of Flint.
We mention the name without alb
solure knowledge that Col Long
would accept The nomination; he
could only do SO at great personal
sacrifice; but could he be Induced so
to do, we have no hesitation in ex-
pressing the opinion that the conven.
ton would exercise wise discretion
in nominating him.
An impression prevails very gen
orally among the people of the State
that a Justice of our highest legal
tribunal should be a man in the prime
of his life, usefulness and intellect.
Col. Long is in his forty sixth year,
and would bring to the discharge OF
the duties of the office a mind not
only we'll stored with legal lore, but
an intellect alert, active and CAPABLE
of its best effort Col. Long is no,
only a lawyer, who takes rank among
the first in the State, one who has had
extensive practice before the tribunal
which he would adorn were he chosen
TO it, but digni6ed, courteous, cul-
tured gentleman, fine specimen of
the best of Michigan manhood.
And last, but by no means least,
when a Michigan Republican con-
vention and Michigan Republicans
are concerned, Col. Long was a SOL
dier, and good one, and carries an
empty sleeve. and rebel bullet in
his body, which for more than
quarter of century has been to him
an hourly reminder Of the stirring
and bloody days when he wore the
uniform of his country.
He is native Of Michigan. His
story is that Of hundreds of other
noble sons Of the State. He worked |
ipon a farm in early life, studied
lard, was preparing to enter the
University in 1861, when duty called
him to other and less peaceful scenes.
n August 1861 he enlisted, and after
participating in very active service,
which is not necessary to detail here
md now, at the battle of Wilmington
sland, Georgia, was efectually mus
cred out by having his left arm shot
1T, and carrying with him from the
ield a rebel bullet, which after pass
ne nearly through his body, lodged
n his right side where it still remains.
n the autumn Of 1862 he began tho
tudy OF law; in 1864, and for three
uccessive terms, he was chosen clerk
" Genesee county, and then, having
constantly pursued his legal studies,
md become one Of the best equipped
members OF the bar Of that county,
&c entered upon the practice of law,
md rapidly forged to the front. In
1874 he was elected prosecuting at
orney OF the county, and held the
six years, much Of the time
against his own wishes. Since he
eft the prosecuting attorneyship few
Eases of any importance have arisen
n Genesee county that have not
ound Col. Long on one side or the
,ther, and his reputation has extend
ID over the other counties in the
circuit, and over the State. In 1885
,e was chosen Commander of the G..
A. K. for the Department of Mich.
gan, and performed the duties Of that
office, as he has those of every trust
With which he has been charged, 10
he entire satisfaction of all.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

"There is one way to surely defeat
the prohibitory amendment, and that
is for the third party politicians TO
keep right on slandering and malig-
ning the Republican party" That is
the way one of the ablest Republican
papers in the State, the Charlotte Re-
publican. states the issue.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

In New Hampshire the Grand
Army Posts number lightweight,
with a membership Of 47oa. The
deaths of veterans last year in the
State were 81, the largest yet report.
ed. The Louis Bell Post at Msnches.
ter is the largest, having member
ship of about 900.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

The Flint Globe remarks cit looks
as though the Greenbackers and the
fag-end political guerrillas of the
Stale generally would bulldoze the
Democratic State convention into
nominating O'Brien ]. Atkinson for
Justice of the Supreme Court, in
pursuance of an old corrupt bargain
by which his nomination should pay
for the support Of the guerrillas in
the past. A man of Atkinson's in
tense partisan bigotry aud narrowness
is no more fit to sit on the Supreme
bench of Michigan than Mephisio-
pheles would be to ascend the judg-
ment seat of the universe"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

The Republican financial policy is
still covering the country with glory.
The national debt was reduced So
$4,000 in the month Of January.
No Democratic policy yet in the
management of national finances.
Thanks 10 a Republican Senate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

1t is the New York World, Demo-
cratic, which remarks that "the
proofs Of the bribery Of legislators
to secure the election of Senator
Hearst IN California are said to be
SO clear that there is talk Of an APP
peal to the Senate to reject him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

The TINES most heartily seconds
the motion TO make Col Charles ID.
Long the one armed soldier and
able lawyer, OF Flint, Judge of the
Supreme Court.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11


The worse than disgraceful fight
over the senatorship in Indiana
reached the stage Of despicable fraud
on Wednesday Of last week when
Senator Smith acting in dual capac-
ity, in strict violation Of the State
constitution, declared Judge Turpie
elected Senator. The Judge will be
rapping at the door of the American
Senate early in March to be admitted
to seat to which he has no more a
legal right than he has to seat in
the English House of Lords. Fraud
and total disregard of law and right
have marked the course Of Turpie's
friends from the first. The Republi-
cans 10 the legislature are now busy
preparing their case against him and
it is a strong and clear one, anu the
United States Senate will share in the
disgrace of that nefarious business if
its present members on the presenta-
ton of his pretended credentials do
not examine the Judges case with the
utmost care and shut him out with
out an hours unnecessary delay.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

The position of Senator Riddle
berger has been quectioned OF late,
and it has also been reported that he
would resign. But he announces that
he will not resign and that he will
to act with the Republicans.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11

Flint Globe: A judicial convention
will be held by the Republicans of
the 7lh judicial circuit in this city
on the 9Th of March TO nominate a
candidate for Judge of the circuit,
as successor to Judge Newton, whose
term will expire on the 3Ist of De.
cember, 1887.